The UK government is moving ahead with plans to test AI legal assistants in the Crown Court as part of a broader effort to reduce case delays and improve court operations. The initiative, announced at London Tech Week, will see artificial intelligence used to support legal research, case analysis, trial scheduling, and administrative tasks across parts of the justice system.
The move comes as courts continue to face significant backlogs, prompting officials to explore how technology can help legal professionals spend less time on routine work and more time handling active cases.
AI Legal Assistants to Support Crown Court Work
Under the new initiative, AI legal assistants will be developed wi...